Elizabethan era (second Elizabethan age)

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era of British history historical period

The Elizabethan era (second Elizabethan age) refers to the period of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, marked by rapid social change, decolonization, and the transformation of the United Kingdom into a modern, post-imperial state.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	era of British history → historical period →
appliesToJurisdiction	United Kingdom →
country	United Kingdom → surface form: "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
follows	Georgian era (George VI’s reign) →
hasDuration	about 70 years →
hasEndTime	2022 → 8 September 2022 →
hasKeyAspect	constitutional monarchy → decline of formal empire and rise of Commonwealth → modernization of the British state and society → parliamentary democracy → rapid social and cultural change →
hasKeyEvent	Brexit → surface form: "Brexit referendum 2016" COVID-19 pandemic → surface form: "COVID-19 pandemic in the UK" Falklands War → Good Friday Agreement → Good Friday Agreement → surface form: "Good Friday Agreement referendum" Scottish devolution referendum 1997 → Suez Crisis → The Troubles → surface form: "Troubles in Northern Ireland" UK accession to the European Communities → Windrush arrival and subsequent migration → decolonization of Africa → decolonization of the Caribbean → miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom → surface form: "miners’ strike of 1984–85" privatization of state industries →
hasKeyProcess	Brexit → Nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom → surface form: "Cold War realignment of the UK" European integration of the UK → decline of heavy industry in the UK → decolonization of the British Empire → development of the welfare state → economic restructuring from industry to services → expansion of mass media and television → growth of consumer society → growth of financial services in London → immigration from Commonwealth countries → liberalization of social attitudes → rise of multiculturalism in the UK → secularization of British society → transition to post-imperial state →
hasMonarch	Elizabeth II →
hasStartTime	1952 → 6 February 1952 →
namedAfter	Elizabeth II →
partOf	20th century → 21st century →

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coronation of Queen Elizabeth II → associatedWith → Elizabethan era (second Elizabethan age) →

Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) → partOf → Elizabethan era (second Elizabethan age) →

this entity surface form: "Elizabethan era"